Plan, build and develop a small town into a major metropolis. Use hex-shaped building tiles to add residential, commercial, civic and industrial areas, as well as special points of interest that provide benefits and take advantage of the resources of nearby towns. Your goal is to have your borough thrive and end up with a
Plan, build and develop a small town into a major metropolis. Use hex-shaped building tiles to add residential, commercial, civic and industrial areas, as well as special points of interest that provide benefits and take advantage of the resources of nearby towns. Your goal is to have your borough thrive and end up with a greater population than any of your opponents. Suburbia is a tile-laying game in which each player tries to build up an economic engine and infrastructure that will be initially self-sufficient and eventually become both profitable and encourage population growth. As your town grows, you’ll modify both your income and your reputation. As your income increases, you’ll have more cash on hand to purchase better and more valuable buildings, such as an international airport or a high rise office building. As your reputation increases, you’ll gain more and more population (and the winner at the end of the game is the player with the largest population). During each game, players compete for several unique goals that offer an additional population boost – and the buildings available in each game vary, so you’ll never play the same game twice!
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Did you like Sim City the video game? If you liked Sim City the video game then this board game should be a home run for you.
SimCity meets tile laying I’m a fan of tile laying games and I enjoy SimCity, so picking up suburbia was an easy decision. In this game, you’re building a city by placing tiles of several different types (essentially residential, commercial, industrial); a tile will has a positive or negative effect on your city’s reputation and/or income. A higher income gives you more money to spend, but a higher reputation brings in more people to your city, and it’s your final population that matters. Of course, the bigger your city…
Multiplayer city building fun As someone who is not a big city planning games player, I was extremely surprised at this game. Play is smooth, quick and surprisingly strategic. It’s easy enough to play with kids, and explaining the rules to new players doesn’t cause crossed-eyed stares and 1/2 hour.